May 27, 2004
FED FUDGED ACCOUNTING AFTER 9/11, SAYS BANK BIG
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amCALL the cops: The Federal Reserve broke the law. It amazes me when people volunteer information that could get them into trouble. Case in point: Robert McTeer, head of the...
NYT WHISPERS APOLOGY FOR WMD STORIES
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe New York Times has again turned its attention to itself. In a 1,100-word editors' note yesterday, the Gray Lady admitted it flubbed much of its reporting on weapons of...
PUBLISHING LEGEND STRAUS DIES
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amRoger W. Straus, the flamboyant 87-year-old founder and longtime president of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, died at Lenox Hill Hospital Tuesday night. The cause of death has not been disclosed,...
MELLON TO STAY AT MET LIFE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amIn a decision long awaited in both real estate and Wall Street circles, Mellon Financial Corp. will keep its Dreyfus division headquarters in the Met Life Building and add to...
POLO'S RUGBY BET - DESIGNER LOOKING TO CAPTURE THE TEEN MARKET
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAbercrombie & Fitch, watch out: Polo Ralph Lauren is developing a new label to woo fickle teenagers, The Post has learned. The line, called Rugby, is expected to have a...
GAS PAIN$ PUMP UP SALES OF HYBRIDS, BEAT UP SUVS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAutomakers can't turn out popular penny-pinching hybrid cars fast enough to fill motorist demand. With gasoline prices doubling in the past year, driver demand for the 55-miles-per-gallon gasoline-and-battery-powered vehicles from...
FIRM SUED FOR FIRING GUARD WITH PORN BEEF
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA Westchester woman claims she was discriminated against and ultimately fired from a large security guard firm after she complained about porn on the company computers. June Donovan, 53, a...
ADVISER DEMANDS FEE FOR REFCO
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThere may be a glitch in Thomas H. Lee's plan to acquire futures brokerage powerhouse Refco. A consultant who says he introduced Refco to Lee is planning a lawsuit against...
BUYOUT SHOPS BID FOR LOEWS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amLoews Cineplex Entertainment is set today to round up final bids from several suitors, in a prelude to the sale of the nation's fourth-biggest movie theater chain. Loews, which is...
RISING MORTGAGE RATES CLOBBER NEW-HOME SALES
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amHigh-flying home sales could be headed for a rough landing as a result of suddenly more expensive mortgages. Applications for mortgages to buy homes and apartments skidded for the third...
BUYOUT SHOPS IN LINE FOR LOEWS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amLoews Cineplex Entertainment is set today to round up final bids from several suitors, in a prelude to the sale of the nation's fourth biggest movie theater chain. Loews, which...
'ROCCO, WE MADE A MISTAKE' - NET SAYS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE DUMPED 'RESTAURANT'
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amNBC says it screwed up by pulling "The Restaurant" off the air too early. The series, a follow-up on last summer's hit about restaurant-owner Rocco DiSpirito's travails opening up a...
REALITY TV MAY NOT BE REAL BUT THE PLAYERS ARE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMARK Burnett, who created "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," admits that much of the stuff on reality TV is manipulated. "We create situations," Burnett told The Hollywood Reporter yesterday in an...
MEET MRS. MILLIONAIRE - SURPRISING SECRETS OF RICHEST WOMEN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amATTENTION, Kmart shoppers: There's a millionairess in Aisle 3. But good luck spotting her. The new book "Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen" paints a...
USHERING NEW ALBUMS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amUSHER still rests easily on the top of Billboard's Top 200 Albums charts. His "Confessions" has now sold nearly 3.6 million copies, according to Nielsen/Soundscan. But there's some action going...
HE'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL 'MIND'
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMIND GAMESAt the Lyceum Theater, 149 W. 45th St., (212) 239-6200. Mondays only. NEVER let anyone sell you snake oil. For that matter, never believe that people can do the...
ROWLING SPEAKS - POTTER AUTHOR SPILLS SECRETS ON THE WEB
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amSO, you think you know everything about Harry Potter? OK, then - what was Hermione Granger's original last name? And what does the "K." in J.K. Rowling stand for? If...
'SWAN' QUAKE - 'EVEN IF I HATED THE RESULTS I WOULD HAVE BEEN A HAPPY GIRL'
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amSTOP the presses: Rachel Love Fraser, the winner of "The Swan" makeover pageant, doesn't want to pursue a career in show-biz. She just wants to go home and start life...
ANCHOR ROLAND RETIRING FROM CH. 5
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amCH. 5 mainstay John Roland is retiring from the station after 35 years. Roland, who joined Ch. 5 in 1969 and anchored the station's 10 p.m. newscast for 33 years,...
STARR REPORT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amCentral casting Last year's "Central Park Challenge" was a big success - and this year's "Challenge" will be even bigger and better. The public event, sponsored by YAI/National Institute for...
RETURN TO PARIS - 'SIMPLE LIFE' HITS ROAD-IN THIS RV
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amPOOR Paris Hilton goes from begging to being trampled by a horse on the long-awaited sequel to "The Simple Life." Well, to be honest, I asn't long-awaiting it, but some...
NOUVEAU BEACH
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHIS summer, there are more ways than ever to go broke in the Hamptons. From $500 sneakers to $1,000-a-head dinners to $16,500-a-weekend house rentals, the East End will be a...
OLD DOGME AND NEW TRICKS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS [***] (three stars) The gospel according to von Trier. Running time: 90 minutes. Not rated (nothing objectionable). At Film Forum, Houston Street, west of Sixth Avenue. Through...
COPS SHOOT 'SHOVEL' CROOK
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA burglar brandishing a hammer and shovel was shot and wounded by cops last night, moments after he scurried out of a back yard in The Bronx, police said. Two...
IT'S FANTASIA! - SINGLE MOM IS OUR NEW 'IDOL'
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amFANTASIA'S voice was America's choice. Fantasia Barrino, the 19-year-old single mom from High Point, N.C., who was the favorite going into last night's "American Idol" finale on Fox, wept uncontrollably...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTwo San Francisco cops - a woman and man - were caught moonlighting in a hard-core porn flick called "Bus Stop Whores." She's still on beat duty, while he's been...
WEST SIDE BUBBA - CHAPPAQUA BILL EYEING APT. 'FOR ABOUT $2 MIL'
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe hourlong commute from Chappaqua in Westchester County to New York City may have finally gotten to Bill Clinton. The Post has learned that the ex-president is shopping for a...
WITNESS WRECKER: SLAY WAS ACCIDENT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAn accused killer who allegedly rubbed out a young witness to a brutal murder in Brooklyn to prevent him from testifying told prosecutors he accidentally shot the victim after an...
WACKY, TWO-MILE TOW DRAMA
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA woman angered that a tow truck was hauling her BMW from a parking lot got into an argument with the driver - then clung to the running board of...
JUSTICE AT LAST IN '84 L.I. SLAYS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA man convicted of the "ritualistic" murders of a mother and teenage son during a cocaine-fueled home robbery on Long Island more than 20 years ago was sentenced yesterday to...
FLEET WEEK IN THE CITY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amHey ladies! Get your fishing rods. Handsome, wholesome sailors and Marines are in town for Fleet Week - and they're letting their anchors down. "I'm looking to have a good...
AL GORE YESTERDAY CALLED FOR THE RESIGNATIONS OF SIX SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ...
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amIn a blistering attack on the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq, former Vice President Al Gore yesterday called for the resignations of six senior White House officials...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMANHATTAN * Two Emergency Service technicians were attacked in their ambulance by a man they were taking to a hospital yesterday, cops and fire officials said. Chistench Ramotar, 53, was...
ISRAEL HAS SPY RECRUITS IN 'SITE'
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel's Mossad intelligence agency is looking for a few good spies - on the Internet. The super-secretive Mossad launched a recruitment effort on the Web on Monday and...
PATAKI'S $4.7B SCHOOLS PLAN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki yesterday unveiled a plan to boost funding for Big Apple schools by $4.7 billion over the next five years - with the city covering a hefty...
NATION'S HEROES SAIL IN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe fleet is in. Lining up in a flotilla, 12 vessels strong, the Navy sailed into every sailor's favorite port of call yesterday - the Big Apple - to launch...
ROADKILL TIME - DRIVERS FACE DEADLIEST 3 MONTHS OF THE YEAR
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe 101 days spanning Memorial Day and Labor Day are the deadliest on the road, with more lethal car crashes during those three months than any other time of the...
MIKE'S OLYMPIC VISION
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amIf you build it, they will come. That's what Mayor Bloomberg was hoping yesterday as he unveiled plans for an Olympic Village in Queens - a $1.5 billion complex that...
CITY CREAMED ON CALORIE-COUNT BOTCH
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe city yesterday admitted it was way off base when it charged recently that a popular frozen dessert retailer's concoctions contained 154 calories. The much-publicized accusation by Department of Consumer...
'VANUNU' REPORTER BUSTED
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel yesterday arrested the British journalist who helped recently freed nuclear turncoat Mordechai Vanunu expose Israel's nuclear arsenal. Peter Hounam was detained by the Shin Bet security agency...
SCHOOL DAZE - 13G NO-SHOW KEEPS HER JOB
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA no-show Manhattan high-school supervisor who filed bogus time sheets to collect thousands of dollars in extra pay has been allowed to keep her job, The Post has learned. Urban...
LOBBY BIGS WILL FIGHT PROBE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - The lawyer for a top lobbying firm under investigation threatened yesterday to go to court to block the state Lobbying Commission from contacting the firm's clients. The Post...
NYU POT COED IN HOSP - BAD REACTION TO RX
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE family of the so-called Pot Princess of NYU has checked their little girl into a rehab hospital. Julia Diaco, 18, lives in a castle-like mansion in wealthy Rumson, N.J....
HIV STARLET'S HORROR TALE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe first female porn star to test HIV positive in the recent adult-film AIDS scare says she was so distraught, she wanted to kill her co-star - and herself. "I...
SUBWAY KILLER FOUND GUILTY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amIt took a jury less than four hours to convict the short-fused subway mugger who gunned down a young UPS worker as a Manhattan-bound No. 2 train rumbled under the...
MY STAFFERS NEED STATE AID: MORGY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amDoctors who practice in New York's underserved areas have for years received state help in paying off their student loans. Now prosecutors and public defenders are hoping for the same...
STUDENT EYED IN DRAKE SCHOOL SHOOTING
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amDetectives yesterday said they believe a disgruntled student stalked and shot Drake Business School CEO David Hart as he headed home from work on the subway earlier this week. They...
KING RAT SPRINGS THE TRAP IN A FINGER-POINTING FAMILY AFFAIR
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amIF you have to ask Frankie Lino is he a man or a mouse, he would have to answer: "Pass the cheese, please." It has to be said, in truth,...
DEMS' INSULTS JUST MIGHT ADD INJURY - TO THEM
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBOY, is it getting ugly out there as very top Democrats broadcast their visceral and intense personal hatred for President Bush. Al Gore yesterday ranted at Bush as "the most...
FLATBED CRUSHES LIRR WORKER
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA Long Island Rail Road track worker was killed yesterday - crushed under a flatbed truck that tipped over near the Atlantic Avenue Terminal in Brooklyn, authorities said. Peter Osso,...
MISSING WRITER FOUND
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAcclaimed author Helen DeWitt, who vanished from her Staten Island home after sending a suicide e-mail, has been found alive in Niagara Falls, police said yesterday. Niagara Falls cops, who...
KILLER CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe suspected shoplifter charged with murdering the assistant manager at a Coney Island drugstore this week says he acted in self-defense when the manager refused to let him leave and...
MSG SHOOTS AT W. SIDE JETS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe media company that owns the Knicks and Rangers yesterday blitzed plans to build a West Side stadium for the Jets by airing its first round of TV ads targeting...
BUSH 'SMOKES' KERRY - BBQERS WOULD PREFER PREZ FOR GRILL THRILLS: POLL
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - When it comes to that great tradition of summer - the backyard barbecue - voters would rather fire up the grill with President Bush than John Kerry, a...
PRINCESS MIKE DENIES MAKING RACIST REMARK
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA British princess has denied telling a boisterous group of influential black New Yorkers to "go back to the colonies" during a fracas in a West Village restaurant - while...
GORE GOES GA-GA
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amI'VE been on many radio shows in the past few months talking about President Bush, and I've invariably been asked to justify the view that Bush made a place for...
HAMPTONS DIARY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE war of the East End clubs starts tomorrow night -and the battle to lure A-listers and free-spending socialites will be more cutthroat than ever. This year, Wainscott's Star Room...
BREAKIN' ALL THE RULES - DEMS LEAD THE WAY - AGAIN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amContrary to stereotype, it's not the Republicans who look to "break the rules" to raise "outrageous" amounts of money. Look at John Kerry. Last night, he abandoned the unprecedented idea...
SEX SICKO'S EVIL RITUAL - 'POSED' SLAIN ACTRESS, SPREAD BUDS ON BODY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amPolice suspect a psycho sex killer strangled Juilliard School drama student Sarah Fox, posed her nude corpse and then returned to place flower petals on and around her body hours...
AL QAEDA 'READY' - ASHCROFT PUTS NATION ON ALERT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Al Qaeda terrorists inside America are "almost ready" for another attack, Attorney General John Ashcroft warned yesterday as he released photos of seven dangerous operatives. Counterterror teams and...
BELOVED TALENT WAS BOUND FOR BIG TIME
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amSlain drama student Sarah Fox was headed for the big time, her devastated colleagues said yesterday after the young Juilliard School actress was identified as the victim of a brutal...
DAD BUSTED IN BEACH 'SON' BURN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA New Jersey dad has been charged with failing to apply enough suntan lotion to his mentally disabled son, allowing the boy to develop second-degree burns. Walter McKelvie of Vineland...
HEVESI: CITY'S INK RUNS RED
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe city faces substantial budget gaps, larger than those forecast by Mayor Bloomberg, in fiscal years 2006 through 2008, according to a report released yesterday by state Comptroller Alan Hevesi....
SCARRED FOR LIFE - TENANT RELIVES BLOODY SLASH ATTACK OVER RENT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA Queens man who prosecutors say was nearly stabbed to death by a berserk neighbor hired by their landlord testified yesterday about the horror of being awakened from a deep...
BRITS BASH ROYAL PAIN - POLS, PEOPLE SORRY OVER FOOT-IN-MOUTH ARISTOCRAT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBritain's top black politician condemned Princess Michael of Kent yesterday for her bigoted outburst at a Manhattan eatery, labeling her a "walking disaster with foot-in-mouth disease" - and urged Americans...
NYPD VET: THIS KILLER IS CRAZY LIKE A FOX
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA veteran homicide investigator who trained some of the cops looking for the killer of drama student Sarah Fox yesterday said police likely are dealing with a psychopath - but...
SPARKS FLY OVER PROBE OF BRAVEST
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amFDNY officials are questioning why six firefighters who battled a deadly blaze in Williamsburg last week are on medical leave. But Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy says the inquiry...
IRON MIKE SOCKED BY $15M SUIT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA man and his wife are suing Mike Tyson for more than $15 million, charging the fighter beat them senseless last year at the Brooklyn Marriott. Samuel Velez, 22, says...
LOOK OUT, KILLER - MORE SLEUTHS TO HUNT CLUES IN B'KLYN GRID-KID SLAY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAuthorities will beef up the investigation into the ruthless murder of a 19-year-old college sophomore during his first trip to Brooklyn. Two police detectives were added to the investigation following...
B'KLYN SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FIRED
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBrooklyn PS 230 Principal Bruce Berkowitz has been bounced from his job pending an investigation into alleged wrongdoing, Department of Education brass said. Two assistant principals were put in charge...
WITNESSES SUSPECT LIES AS THE PRINCESS DENIES
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA slew of witnesses insist Princess Michael of Kent served up a racist rant during a fracas in a West Village restaurant, but the controversial royal denies telling a boisterous...
MOB CANARY'S SONG - TURNCOAT TELLS OF 'BRASCO' SLAYING
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe Bonanno family's first-ever "made" canary sang to a Brooklyn federal jury yesterday - telling how the mobster who put undercover FBI agent Donnie Brasco on his crew begged to...
BX. GRANDMA, 91, KILLED IN DUMP-TRUCK TRAGEDY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA beloved 91-year-old Bronx great-grandmother was run over and killed by a dump truck yesterday near her Bedford Park home, police said. Carmen Rivera was hit by the truck as...
GOV'S $4.7B SCHOOL PLAN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki yesterday unveiled a plan to boost funding for Big Apple schools by $4.7 billion over the next five years - with the city covering a hefty...
LOBBYING BIGS WILL FIGHT PROBE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - The lawyer for a top lobbying firm under investigation vowed yesterday to go to court to block the state Lobbying Commission from contacting the firm's clients. The Post...
CITY BOTCHED CALORIE COUNT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe city yesterday admitted it was way off base when it charged recently that a popular frozen dessert retailer's concoctions contained 154 calories. In fact, officials said yesterday that independent...
GOP GALA HAS KELLY IN HOT SEAT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTop cop Ray Kelly is being dragged into court - over the objections of city lawyers - to testify about how he makes decisions to use such crowd-control measures as...
DRAKE STUDENT EYED
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amDetectives yesterday said they believe a disgruntled student stalked and shot Drake Business School CEO David Hart as he headed home from work on the subway earlier this week. They...
WOMEN DEMAND MOST MIDLIFE DIVORCES: STUDY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe biggest threat to a middle-aged couple's marriage isn't a young cutie turning the husband's head - it's his wife. In divorces among couples over 40, she's the one who...
MORE FAME THAN FORTUNE FOR BARRINO
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amVictory on "American Idol" won't translate into instant riches - even for winner Fantasia Barrino. She will be signed to a wide-ranging deal with "Idol" judge Simon Cowell's British firm,...
IT'S FANTASIA! - SINGLE MOM SINGS HER WAY TO VICTORY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amFANTASIA'S voice was America's choice. Fantasia Barrino, the 19-year-old single mom from High Point, N.C., the favorite going into last night's "American Idol" finale on Fox, wept when she was...
GOSPEL GIRL HAS LIVED THOUGH HEAVEN & HELL
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMusic has driven Fantasia Barrino for as long she can remember. The iron-lunged soul singer, 19, dubbed the "best American Idol contestant ever" by judge Simon Cowell, began singing when...
NOW COMES THE HARD PART
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amVictory on "American Idol" won't translate into instant riches - even for winner Fantasia Barrino. She will be signed to a wide-ranging deal with "Idol" judge Simon Cowell's firm, 19...
CLASSROOM EXTRA: A POWERFUL LITTLE FLOWER
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amFiorello La Guardia was one of the greatest and most beloved mayors New York ever had. Nicknamed the "Little Flower," he was no shrinking violet. Here's the story of this...
LIFE FOR SAVAGE - JUSTICE AT LAST IN '84 RITUAL SLAYS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA man convicted of the ritualistic" murders of a mother and teenage son during a cocaine-fueled home robbery on Long Island more than 20 years ago was sentenced yesterday to...
'SON' BURN PAPA - BEACH KID BAKED: DA
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amA New Jersey dad has been charged with failing to apply enough suntan lotion to his mentally disabled son, allowing the boy to develop second-degree burns. Walter McKelvie of Vineland...
WEEPING CANARY - BONANNO 'MADE' MAN TURNS ON MOB PALS AT SLAY TRIAL
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe Bonanno family's first-ever "made" canary began singing to a Brooklyn federal jury yesterday, weeping before a packed house of mobsters and federal agents as he described the slaying of...
BAD THROW BY PIAZZA INEVITABLE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amIt's the law of averages: Eventually Mike Piazza's play at first base was going to cost the Mets a game. That's not a personal knock against Piazza; the 10-time All-Star...
UNLUCKY SEVENTH - PIAZZA'S ERROR, BAD INNING SINK METS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amPhillies 7 - Mets 4 It was all set up with just nine outs to go. The Mets last night owned a three-run lead after six innings with a rested...
PISTONS PREVAIL IN D-TROIT RUMBLE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAUBURN HILLS - Lower your head. Now run into a brick wall. Again. And again. One more time. Now you know how the participants in the Eastern Conference Finals feel....
JASON'S KNEE MRI SET FOR NEXT WEEK
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amEAST FINALS NOTES AUBURN HILLS - Net All-Star Jason Kidd is scheduled to go for an MRI on his left knee next week, team CEO Rod Thorn said yesterday. And...
BAD HOME ICE ZAPS LIGHTNING
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amTAMPA - It has always been called "home ice" advantage when, of course, it should be referred to as "home rink" advantage. And regardless of the fact that there hasn't...
KAZ WON'T CHOOSE ONE OVER OTHER
May 27, 2004 | 4:00am"Either leadoff or second, it doesn't really bother me. -KAZ MATSUI Where is Kaz Matsui better suited, in the leadoff spot or No. 2 position? If Jose Reyes returns, should...
SPOTLIGHT FINALLY FINDING HAMILTON
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAUBURN HILLS - The Pistons' Richard Hamilton watched a lot of basketball both before and after stepping on an NBA floor. For a role model, he picked Indiana's Reggie Miller,...
'SMARTY' HAD A SORE FOOT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBENSALEM, Pa. - Does the invincible Smarty Jones have an Achilles heel that nearly derailed his Triple Crown bid before it even began? Some great racehorses have suffered physical setbacks...
JOHNSON'S WIFE DIES AT 79
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMary Kay Johnson, wife of Hall-of-Fame trainer Phil "P.G." Johnson, died Tuesday night at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y., of an apparent heart attack. She was 79. The Johnsons...
'GOOD SWINGS, BAD LUCK' - DEREK BAT[[U4]]TLES SLUMP AT-BAT BY AT-BAT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - Imagine if Mariano Rivera weren't around to close out victories. Think about what Yankee life would be without Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui's contributions at the...
IMPROVING LEITER AIMS FOR TUESDAY RETURN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES There is some good news regarding Al Leiter. The veteran left-hander felt good after throwing yesterday and could rejoin the Mets' rotation Tuesday. Leiter, who's on the disabled...
STUYVESANT ACES FIRST PLAYOFF TEST
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amPSAL PLAYOFFS: Stuyvesant 11 - N. Thomas 5 Stuyvesant was scheduled to play a scrimmage against Monroe Tuesday to get ready for its first-round PSAL playoff game against Norman Thomas,...
JACKPOT TIME - NBA RUNSITS ANNUAL LOTTERY
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amLed by favorite Orlando, the 13 non-playoff teams gathered at the NBA Entertainment offices for the lottery last night, all there searching for their olive branch of hope. That those...
CONTRERAS GETS START VS. BIRDS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES BALTIMORE - Because Kevin Brown has left the Yankees briefly due to an undisclosed personal issue, Jose Contreras' re-entry to the Yankees' rotation will be a little more...
LITTLE MAN GETS BIG BLAST
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amPSAL PLAYOFFS: S. Wagner 12 - Beacon 2 Craig Lupardo's words about his fourth-inning home run tried to convey a relaxed demeanor. They did a horrible job. "I had that...
LIBERTY'S BARANOVA STANDING TALL
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amAfter a hesitant first season with the Liberty last year, Elena Baranova is starting to assert herself. With forward Tamika Whitmore off to Los Angeles, the 6-foot-5 center has thrived...
WILPON MUST GIVE METS A REAL CHANCE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00am"I'm not willing to mortgage our total future. I am willing to do what is needful." -FRED WILPON IN the movie version of "The Untouchables," the hardened, older cop named...
JOSE IT AIN'T SO - 'MINOR SETBACK'DELAYING REYES
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe Mets have been waiting more than two months for Jose Reyes. Now it appears they'll have to wait a little longer. The Mets' prized second baseman did not play...
'MINOR SETBACK' FOR JOSE
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe Mets have been waiting more than two months for Jose Reyes. It appears they'll have to wait a little longer. The Mets' prized second baseman did not play a...
LEITER AIMING FOR TUESDAY RETURN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES There was some good news regarding Al Leiter yesterday. The veteran left-hander felt good after throwing and possibly could rejoin the Mets' rotation Tuesday. Leiter, who's on the...
LIBERTY VICTORY IS REAL SHOCKER
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amLiberty 64 - Shock 52 Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer stated the obvious as he stalked veteran WNBA referee June Corteau down the sideline in one of his many early-game eruptions...
WORST IS FIRST - MAGIC WIN NBA LOTTO
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amOrlando senior VP Pat Williams did what he does best last night - he won the NBA lottery, giving the Magic the top pick in the June 24 draft, and...
UNLUCKY SEVENTH - BAD INNING, PIAZZA'S ERROR SINK METS
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amPhillies 7 - Mets 4 It was all set up, really. The Mets last night got a dazzling performance by Matt Ginter, of all people. They owned a three-run lead...
YANK RECOVERY JOB - SHEFF'S 6 RBIS RESCUE BULLPEN
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - Gary Sheffield watched Luis Matos make a back-to-the-plate catch of a line drive to center field in the third inning last night and wondered what he had to...
BROWN'S 'PERSONAL MATTER' PUTS JOSE ON MOUND TONIGHT
May 27, 2004 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - Because Kevin Brown has left the Yankees briefly due to an undisclosed personal issue, Jose Contreras' re-entry to the Yankees' rotation will be a little more difficult than...